There are two distinct models of disability that seek to empower those with disabilities- the medical model and the social model. The medical model refers to a disability as a “physical or mental impairment of the individual and its person with social consequences. It regards the limitations faced by people with disabilities as resulting primarily‚ or solely‚ from their impairments” Wasserman et al (2011). Under the medical model people are defined by their illness or medical condition. The medical
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Nursing Shortage and Nursing Turnover Nursing shortage is a phenomenon that is affecting nurses and the provision of adequate patient care in today’s health care industry. Nursing shortage is said to occur when the demand for employment of nurses is far greater than the number of nurses willing to be employed at that time (Huber‚ 2010). According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (A.A.C.N.)‚ “the nursing shortage is expected to increase as baby boomers age‚ and the need for health
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Introduction The Medical Board of Australia (MBA) and the Nurses and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) both recognise that good record keeping is required to provide safe‚ high-quality health care (MBA‚ 2014; NMBA‚ 2008‚ 2014). Clinical documentation reflects the assessment of the patient‚ the clinical findings‚ the plan‚ patient’s response and outcome of care (Heartfield‚ 1996; Jeffries‚ Johnson‚ & Griffiths‚ 2010). Accurate documentation is seen not only as a record of patient care (Rodden‚ &
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Critical Thinking Assignment Part I 1) I chose the Islam worldview i)The Question of Origin-- Islams believe that man came into being through a long process of evolution. They believe the evolutionary process which produced man in its form today took millions of years‚ and man evolved from lower forms of animal life. In their belief‚it was only small types of animals in the beginning‚ and in the course of time animals got larger and eventually one of these animals developed into man
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BED POSITIONS AND USES PRONE The prone position is a position of the body lying face down. It is opposed to the supine position which is face up. Using terms defined in the anatomical position‚ the ventral side is down (which is towards the abdomen)‚ and the dorsal side is up (which is towards the back or posterior of the body). Prone refers to that pattern for the forearm‚ where the palm of the hand is directly behind the head‚ or at the sides and the radius and ulna are crossed. The main physiological
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READING QUESTIONS DAY ANSWERS 1. Which of the following reading components do you find the easiest and the most difficult? Vocabulary Sentence/Syntax Getting the main idea Comprehension Others:_______________ Easiest: _____________ Difficult: _______________ EASIEST COMPONENTS: Vocabulary - 3 Sentence/Syntax - 11 Getting the main idea - 16 Comprehension - 1 DIFFICULT COMPONENTS: Vocabulary - 5 Sentence/Syntax - 9 Getting the main idea - 5 Comprehension – 11 2. Why do you
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responsibility when dealing with individuals or other companies in the business environment. When it comes to the career of nursing‚ professionalism is taken to a whole other level. Not only does professionalism come in to account with your business professionals and peers‚ but you have patients with whom professionalism is highly practiced as well. Professionalism in nursing means that you are able to handle all the responsibilities given to you in an efficient and proper way. It means that when
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Hi Katherina‚ Human error in nursing is usually unavoidable‚ unpredictable and unintentional. Further‚ some risks include language barriers‚ neglecting to follow the policy‚ in a hurry to complete the task. As a supervisor‚ I encountered a nurse who gave a patient the wrong medications. The error occurred when the patient answered to the wrong name‚ and the nurse failed to check the patient’s identification bracelet. Other errors can include carelessness on the behalf of the staff as well as not
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plan of care I developed for Mr X while he was under my care in a post anaesthetic unit. It will discuss my nursing assessments‚ and what diagnoses I developed from this. It will then discuss the rationale behind my nursing interventions using relevant literature. My plan of care will be analysed throughout while identifying how my nursing care meets best practice guidelines. A nursing care plan is begun at a patients admission. In this case Mr X was booked in for an elective surgery‚ which meant
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